Sara Israelsen-Hartley, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:35:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Sara Israelsen-Hartley, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com 32 32 210991526 Five Ways the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Make It More Difficult to Get Health Insurance in N.C. https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/legislation/nc-medicaid-one-big-beautiful-bill/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48784 While much of the debate focuses on Medicaid cuts, more than 1 million North Carolinians with private health insurance also would pay more.]]>

While much of the debate focuses on Medicaid cuts, more than 1 million North Carolinians with private health insurance also would pay more.

]]> 48784 Does Fluoride Work? This UNC Dentist Is Trying To Find Out. https://www.theassemblync.com/health/fluoride-health-water-kinston-unc/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=39142 Both sides of the fluoride-in-water debate say they want a rigorous scientific study. Now UNC-Chapel Hill is doing it in Kinston.]]>

Both sides of the fluoride-in-water debate say they want a rigorous scientific study. Now UNC-Chapel Hill is doing it in Kinston.

]]> 39142 ‘We Keep Doing It for Other Women’ https://www.theassemblync.com/health/nc-breast-cancer-screenings-state-employees/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=31891 feet by a CT machineSurvivor Sheila Mikhail has been advocating for the state to ensure women with dense breast tissue can get additional cancer screenings. ]]> feet by a CT machine

Survivor Sheila Mikhail has been advocating for the state to ensure women with dense breast tissue can get additional cancer screenings.

]]> 31891 Why Breast Cancer Screening Fails Many Women https://www.theassemblync.com/health/breast-cancer-screening-insurance/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:29:48 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=16136 a woman in a CT machineMRIs and ultrasounds detect cancer better than mammograms for some women, but insurance often doesn’t cover them.]]> a woman in a CT machine

MRIs and ultrasounds detect cancer better than mammograms for some women, but insurance often doesn’t cover them.

]]> 16136 A Rural Doctor and the Fight Against Covid https://www.theassemblync.com/health/rural-doctors-covid-vaccines/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:19:09 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=4955 North Carolina has led the way in developing a creative solution to vaccinating people in rural areas. ]]>

North Carolina has led the way in developing a creative solution to vaccinating people in rural areas.

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